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Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. Caribbean Carnival is the cultural celebration held annually throughout the year in many Caribbean islands and worldwide. It's a highly anticipated festival in the Caribbean where locals and visitors come together to dance, savor cultural music, and indulge in delicious foods.
The festival includes both a cultural opening and closing ceremony. Presentations range from elaborate musical productions to comedy, fantasy, ritual, history, folk plays and legend. Some of the artists from the first CARIFESTA include Conjunto Folklorico Nacionale of Cuba, the Ol'Higue and Baccos of Guyana, Shango dancers from Trinidad, Shac Shac musicians f
J'ouvert (/ dʒ uː ˈ v eɪ / joo-VAY) (also Jour ouvert, Jouvay, or Jouvé) [1] [2] [3] is a traditional Carnival celebration in many countries throughout the Caribbean. The parade is believed to have its foundation in Trinidad & Tobago, with roots steeped in French Afro-Creole traditions such as Canboulay.
Several events occur over the course of the festivities celebrating Caribbean culture. While the Parade of Bands is the most-well known festivities, events vary per year and in the past has included exhibits (for example the first Caribana displayed every book published by a Caribbean writer, including Austin Clarke who was the centrepiece of the exhibition); theatre plays (such as Austin ...
A Carifiesta junior carnival, for children aged 2 to 16, is held one week prior to the main parade, and is intended to introduce children to Caribbean culture.The day after the main parade is the Carifiesta Cooldown, held at Parc Jean-Drapeau, which is a family-oriented event featuring performances by local and international guest artists.
Being Caribbean, Carnival and soca is part of my culture,” she said. “I do it because it’s my thing. “I do it because it’s my thing. Everybody has their niche.”
While French Caribbean culture is the most obvious example, Spanish influences have allowed the survival of non-English dialects. The influence of Ulster immigrants to Barbados had the effect of minimizing Irish influences in the Caribbean 's culture, and highlighting British influences instead, until the 1980s.
There are numerous cultural events such as "band launch" fetes running in the lead up to the street parade on Carnival Monday and Tuesday. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Traditionally, the festival is associated with calypso music , developed by enslaved West and Central Africans in 17th century Trinidad; [ 5 ] [ 6 ] however, Soca music has begun to replace ...